Chapter 33 – Third Person: Witch of Flame Intercept Battle
Chapter 33 – Third Person: Witch of Flame Intercept Battle
Frеya, the сhаrismatic fаshion modеl frоm Nоrthеrn Еurоpe whо made а lightning visit tо Jaраn.
Неr truе identitу was rеvealеd tо bе оne of thе Blаck Witches, bеings hоstile to humanity.
Аt thе Shinjuku Station event venuе, Frеya used magic, disrеgаrding the prеsenсе оf оrdinary citizens.
It аppеаrеd to be Flаmе Мagic.
Flаmes born frоm nothing, heat cарable оf mеlting evеn conсrete, pillаrs of firе sоared through the air, рunching hоlеs in vаrious рarts of buildings.
Еvеn сompаred tо Моdеrn Мagiс, its роwer wаs оff the charts.
Immediately, a media blackout and communication restrictions were imposed to conceal the information.
Currently, a repair team directly under the Labyrinth Ministry is conducting restoration work at the scene.
“Miraculously, there were zero human casualties. It’s amazing no one died.”
The Labyrinth Ministry building.
Though it’s a shabby six-story building above ground, that’s a dummy.
The main structure is a twelve-story construction built underground.
In the innermost area, Labyrinth Ministry Director-General Daikyo Tsuguya flipped through a report.
“We confirmed the appearance of a different Witch at the scene. She’s active on Twippy, a new Streamer.”
“I had a feeling real ones were mixed in among the Streamers now and then… I see. So she blocked the Black Witch’s attack and protected the innocent civilians, is that it?”
“Yes. According to the records, she concentrated the attacks on herself and directed the deflected magic to fly towards locations where no people were present. If this wasn’t a ploy to deceive our eyes and infiltrate our ranks… then she is a Witch on our side.”
“Hmm. So, did the Black Witch appear to be holding back against the other Witch?”
“It did not appear so. But that alone is not enough to judge.”
“Good. Keep that Witch under surveillance. If she is an ally, we will make contact.”
Just then, an emergency communication came in.
The report via the Labyrinth Ministry intranet made the Director-General and his subordinate pale.
“The Witch under surveillance has broken through the encirclement and escaped…!? No, it seems she slipped out peacefully this time… She stole a motorcycle, enveloped it in flames causing a Mutation. She mounted the fiery horse that appeared and rode off towards the suburbs.”
As the Director-General read it aloud, his subordinate clutched his head.
“Should we have neutralized her after all…!? Damn it, the damage is going to spread again…!”
“Dungeons, calamities brought from another world, and Witches, calamities born from humans. There’s no doubt both are fearsome opponents. Attacking without knowing your enemy could potentially invite greater damage. We can only be grateful there are still no human casualties. To stop her, I probably would have had to go myself.”
Saying this, Director-General Daikyo loosened his tie.
“I’m going out. Mobilize the Labyrinth Ministry mobile unit as well. We’re stopping the Black Witch.”
“Yes, sir!”
The battle to intercept the Witch of Flame begins.
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On the highway, a motorcycle engulfed in flames appears.
With a horse’s whinny, it races along, scorching the road, digging up the rear ends of other vehicles and blowing them away, melting tires, sowing great chaos on the roadway.
On the bike, which could be thought of as a fiery horse, is a single woman.
Her brunette hair has changed to a vivid orange, her eye color likewise.
A monstrous woman cloaked in flames like a mantle.
“Floooootaaaaaa!! You little brat, looking down on meeeee!! For a young Witch wannabe to pick a fight with me, you’re a hundred years too soooooon!!”
From the opposite lane, a car appears, swerving erratically as it drives the wrong way.
An elderly person who entered the highway with a dazed mind!
The Witch of Flame took this as a provocation against her.
Without avoiding it, she accelerates.
The fiery horse crashes head-on, destroying half of the wrong-way HV car and sending it flying.
“Ughwaaah!”
The elderly person screams.
That’s when the Labyrinth Ministry unit arrives.
A helicopter closes in from above, launching attack Drones.
The highway blockade is complete.
This road probably won’t be usable until the new year… but we can just notify the public it’s a Dungeon incident and cover it up.
Bullets are fired from the Drones.
The Witch of Flame clicks her tongue and evades them by swerving.
“Not enough fire! If there was more, I’d melt those bullets no problem!”
She looks around for fuel, but as arranged by the Labyrinth Ministry, everyone has already evacuated, and there’s nothing left to burn.
“Some smart guy, huh? A human, trying to do something about me? But, dream on!!”
The Witch makes a U-turn and arrives at the vehicle she destroyed.
Labyrinth Ministry personnel rescuing the driver hurriedly point their guns, but…
“Hah!”
The Witch’s eyes glow, and the personnel’s uniforms begin to burn.
“Wah, wah, aaaah!!”
The personnel frantically strip off their clothes.
In the meantime, the Witch uses her ignition ability to directly set the car’s engine on fire.
An explosion occurs.
“Ahahahahaha!! This is it, this is it!!”
Bathed in the blast wave, the Witch’s fiery hair swells to twice its size.
The Drone group fires at her there.
But the bullets don’t reach the Witch.
They melted.
The overwhelming heat doesn’t permit attacks against her.
The Witch destroys car after car, absorbing their explosive flames into herself.
The more the flames rise, the stronger she becomes.
Fire calls to fire, and the Witch grows even more powerful.
The fire becomes a force that tramples the cost of magic, allowing her to emit flames infinitely.
Finally, the highway begins to burn down.
The Witch rides the updraft created by the flames, soaring up on her fiery horse.
“Th-this is bad!! She’s a monster beyond our estimates!”
“Evacuate until the Director-General arrives! Evacuate!!”
“What about contacting the Special Grade Combatants?!”
“No good! It’s even going to voicemail!”
“That Yatagarasu! He’s been doing Game Streams all night again and is sleeping during the day!!”
Bathing pleasantly in the sounds of chaos, the Witch of Flame spread her hands.
The flames wrapped around her arms spread like wings.
Their span, hundreds of meters.
All Drones within range were incinerated in a single flap.
This is the Witch of Flame.
One of the ancient super-powered beings.
A being who, by obtaining the Grimoire of Flame, transformed into an even greater monster.
Truly becoming living flame, the Witch charges forward.
“Wait right there, you damn brat Witch!! I’ll burn you to the bone until not even ashes remaaaain!!”
Using the flames themselves as propulsion, the Witch flies.
She remembered the location before burning up her smartphone.
The one who provoked her on SNS must be that damn cheeky little Twin Tails girl.
A disciple of the Witch of Levitation, perhaps.
A Witch she hasn’t seen before.
Meaning, she must be a new Witch.
Such a thing could never stand against the Witch of Flame, who has lived over a hundred years.
The Witch of Flame slowly begins her descent.
To replenish her fuel supply.
But, something was chasing her there.
A motorcycle.
A large man is riding it.
“The hell? Who’re you!!”
The Witch’s eyes glowed.
The man’s clothes, his bike, tried to catch fire…
“Freeze Ball!”
Magic is unleashed.
The fiery gaze is mitigated.
“Modern Magic!? You block my magic with a kid’s toy-like magic? You’re no ordinary user.”
The man’s motorcycle draws closer.
In his hand, he holds a dangerous-looking Chosen Weapon.
A War Hammer.
It is swung.
The Witch of Flame tries to receive it with a half-smile, but part of her flames is blown away by the blow, and her smile vanishes.
The fiery horse hurriedly puts distance between them.
Because the War Hammer’s blow grazed it and took away part of the vehicle body.
She can’t afford to lose her means of movement here and now.
“I think some weakling told me to be careful if I went to Japan… You, are you one of the Far East’s Special Grade Combatants?!”
“Indeed. Labyrinth Ministry Director-General, Daikyo Tsuguya. I’ll be stopping you, Witch of Flame!”
“Idiot! Who’s gonna fight you head-on!? I’ll burn that damn brat Witch to cinders, replenish my fuel, and then deal with you!! Hey! Burn it all!!”
The Witch of Flame places her hand on the fiery horse.
The horse’s whinny grows particularly high-pitched.
Almost like a death cry.
“Don’t tell me!!”
Director-General Daikyo realized.
She intends to burn her own horse’s life to achieve super acceleration in an instant.
The flames expanded explosively.
It was probably intended to engulf Director-General Daikyo, but it was ineffective.
The War Hammer, swung like a whirlwind, beat down the vortex of flame.
But by then, the Witch of Flame was far away…
Leaving a red trail, she was racing far ahead.
Since normal vehicles cannot approach the Witch of Flame, tracking her is impossible.
Only her location is known.
They can only chase, taking time.
“Tch…! We need to develop anti-Witch vehicles…!”
The Witch moved at speeds approaching the speed of sound, carving a trail of flame on the road.
As she ran, the fiery horse began to melt and crumble.
But her destination was right before her eyes.
Just as the fiery horse was about to completely lose its form, she abandoned it right there.
She used the inertia acting on herself, melting the road upon landing, melting the ground, making it a muddy liquid to absorb the impact.
A wide area transformed into a radial crater.
Every place under the Witch’s influence turned glassy and shone.
Before her eyes stood a shabby, small building.
In front of it stood a girl with black Twin Tails.
“Little Chara! Hide the HiAce! It’ll get wrecked!”
“Seriously! I still have loan payments on it!”
“You didn’t buy it outright?”
“I’ve got other expenses piling up too! Hyahha! I’ll just move it a bit!!”
“Then until Little Chara gets back, Spice will buy us some time~”
The Twin Tails girl turned to face the Witch of Flame.
“You, are you kidding me!?”
The Witch of Flame screamed.
Between Witches, even if the words are different, the intent gets through.
The opposing young Witch gave a broad, smug grin.
A damn brat’s smile.
“I’m Streaming! Gotta have fun! Then Spice is off to the Dungeon. Witchy over here, follow the clapping sound~ spank spank on the butt~”
Still wearing her broad grin, she clapped her hands, spun around, and spanked her own buttocks.
“Y-y-y-y-you, you damn brattttttttttt!!”
Flames erupt.
They spread as if to incinerate the old building, but…
Strangely, not a single scorch mark appears on the building.
This is a Dungeon.
A place where reality and another world are mixed.
It cannot be destroyed from the outside.
Already, the young Witch’s figure had vanished into the Dungeon.
“That brat…! I’ll kill her… I’ll absolutely kill her…!!”
Even forgetting her stated goal of stealing the Grimoire, the Witch of Flame steps in.
Into the trap of the Newest Witch, Black Pepper Spice.
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Oh wow the government is competent. Nice!